IRTim Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I went to buy a champion blower at auction today. I had to pass it up. I knew it was larger but I had to pass, It was to big to get in the vehicle we had with us haha. Sold for $80.00. Thing was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 That IS awesome. I was reading your post only seeing the top half of the picture thinking what's the big deal? Then I scrolled down and saw the smokes.lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I think I would have found a way! i'd have put it On the car haha. that thing is really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Take the seat out out of the car and tie the seat to the roof. There is always a way (grin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 32 minutes ago, Glenn said: Take the seat out out of the car and tie the seat to the roof. There is always a way (grin) Sometimes you just gotta tell the kids everything don't you Glenn? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRTim Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 I own a Reed 108, 106 and a lot of other unnecessarily large items. It had my name all over it. The auction was 30mins from my house and I got dropped off knowing I might not get a ride home but I was to buy the blower and a Champion No.104 forge. I got the forge and I really wanted that blower! If it was my vehicle that sucker would be mine for sure. I thought I might be walking my forge home so I was stuck. I'm in Pa there's more. (Somewhere) Clearly not carrying that blower out of the woods and down the highway home haha. Moving to San Diego from Pa is going to be a big change, I don't know where I'm going to put anything! Real estate is top top dollar there! I have it easy here in Pa. My neighborhood has metal shops, iron shops, RR tracks, even a coal mill. Homes cost $40K. If I didn't get this stuff and only have this vehicle coming for me I'd a found a way to secure me having that totally unneeded blower! LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRTim Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 Oh this is a good story too, as I was buying things at the auction I would walk over and place them in my forge. I turned and saw a woman pointing at me and jumping up and down. I turned and looked at the forge and had a 5-6ft black snake sticking his face in mine! I sat a hammer on him not noticing he'd found his a nice warm spot to lay in my forge. He wasn't to happy haha. I was thinking the whole time I better keep a eye on my forge incase someone tried to snake something from me. Sure enough I got snaked alright! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Guard snake to keep your purchases secure? Frosty: Next we will have to tell them to always keep a hank of rope (100 foot minimum) in the car at all times. And I am not talking about that little 1/4 inch diameter light weight rope either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 So IRTim, what are you going to do once you get to San Diego? Robert Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRTim Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 That's a good question. I went out a year and a half ago and got myself set up in PB and was going to be helping out a friend that has a business selling installs of TV's and touch screens to business's then I had to fly back east for my things and to drive my dog out. First my car caught fire, then I wrecked the van I bought after that and shook my head a little to hard keeping me here and all that was followed by finding out I have Graves disease so I'm running a little behind and have a lot of making up to do. I'm about broke now from it all so it's gonna be a adventure to figure everything out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRTim Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 Oh before I forget, the first thing I did after seeing the Champion No.5 was pull the skid and try to pick it up. It was on a skid for a reason. It would crush a car! Haha. It was also way to big to fit in one. That's a 4ft wide skid it's sitting on. Even with the door off that thing couldn't fit in a normal passenger vehicle. I am really bummed I didn't get it.. Oh well I have my eye on a 319lb Peter Wright coming up only two weeks anyway so time to start saving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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